17:25 Newmarket

Saturday 30 September 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:4016:1516:5017:25

Lope Y Fernandez First Foals 2023 Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   7f  |   Good to Firm  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:25  |   Winning time: 1m 24.91s
1st
Horse silk
8
(2)
16/1
T: K A RyanJ: R P Whelan
Steadied start, held up in rear, good headway far side of group over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear, ran on well op 14/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
9
(9)
15/2
T: Grant TuerJ: Saffie Osborne
Tracked leaders near side of group, pushed along 3f out, hung right and slightly hampered inside final 2f, soon ridden and outpaced, rallied inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner tchd 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
4
(3)
17/2
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Tracked leaders far side of group, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish op 9/1
4th
Horse silk
½
3
(10)
11/4f
T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan
Mid-division, ridden and good headway near side of group over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved tchd 3/1
5th
Horse silk
1
1
(7)
17/2
T: D M SimcockJ: K Shoemark
Held up off the pace in last trio, pushed along over 2f out, headway between horses entering final furlong, plugging on same pace in 5th and held when eased towards finish op 15/2
6th
Horse silk
sh
5
(1)
7/2
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Held up in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, 4th and no impression final furlong, lost two places towards finish op 4/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
2
(6)
17/2
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Georgia Dobie (3)
Never going well and always in rear, never a factor op 8/1 tchd 9/1
8th
Horse silk
nk
10
(5)
38-11
8/1
T: M MeadeJ: Tom Marquand
Sweating, held up in mid-division, pushed along halfway, jinked left inside final 2f, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong tchd 15/2
9th
Horse silk
nk
6
(4)
33/1
T: Tom CloverJ: David Egan
Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, hung left and lost 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and weakened final furlong op 25/1
10th
Horse silk
¾
7
(8)
18/1
T: W J KnightJ: N Callan
Raced keenly, led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden hung left and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.00Pl:£4.00, £2.00, £2.60EX:£117.10Trifecta:£1,249.90Tricast:£1,126.47SF:£131.65Swingers:£19.20, £26.20, £12.90

Forecasts

Star Of Orion (11/4), Glenfinnan (7/2), Bajan Bandit (15/2), Modesty (8/1), Darkness (17/2), Bless Him (17/2), Accidental Agent (17/2), Catch The Paddy (16/1), Chartwell House (18/1), Bass Player (33/1)

Verdict

A really competitive affair, with the in-form STAR OF ORION fancied to continue his good spell having held his form admirably in defeat since scoring on the July Course here in the summer. Veteran Accidental Agent ran well in the Bunbury Cup and wasn't beaten too far at Chepstow next time, so is another to merit consideration. Bajan Bandit is fractionally the most appealing of the 3-y-os and he can complete the placings.

  1. STAR OF ORION (IRE)
  2. ACCIDENTAL AGENT
  3. BAJAN BANDIT

Previous Winners

2022
Noble Dynasty
Weight: 9-11  |Age: 4
J: W Buick  |  T: C Appleby
10/3

Prize Money

1st: £13,500.002nd: £6,338.003rd: £3,170.004th: £1,585.00

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